Dateline: Shining Star (2015)

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STORYLINE

Chiquita Tate was a rising star attorney who was found dead in her law office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her case was featured on TV One’s hit show Fatal Attraction, according to an earlier report by Inquisitr.

This episode will examine what led to the brutal death of Chiquita Tate, an attractive African American attorney and hero of her town. The case baffled police and family members as they struggled to find out who could have killed the tenacious defense lawyer.

Tate was found dead in her law office in February 2009. Her husband, Greg Harris, a blue collar worker, had informed family members that he was unable to make contact with his wife and was advised to check on her when she failed to return home from the office. When Greg Harris went to Chiquita’s law office, he found her car outside and the lights on in her 3rd floor office. Unable to get inside, Greg contacted authorities.

When police arrived, they found Chiquita Tate on the floor with her arms raised above her head as if someone had attempted to drag her to another location. In one hand, police found long strands of hair. The office was in disarray and blood was everywhere, which indicated to law enforcement officials that a violent struggle had taken place. An autopsy report concluded that the victim had been stabbed around 43 times in the vicious attack…

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